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  • Filmmakers unite and bond through CVAFNP

    Filmmakers unite and bond through CVAFNP

    Script writers, photographers, actors and other groups of students interested in all facets of the film industry gather together to produce student films in NPHS’s Conejo Valley Association of Filmmakers (CVAFNP). This highschool chapter was founded this fall by Parker Bohl, senior and short film enthusiast, as a way to connect students with the…

  • NPHS photo classes approach subject differently

    NPHS photo classes approach subject differently

    From developing film under the red lights in the darkroom or adjusting exposure in photoshop, some Newbury Park High School students have opted to study photography through classes instructed by Eric Lindroth and Richard Bateman. In his digital photography class, Bateman exposes students to 60 distinct kinds of photography. “You’re not expected to master…

  • Construction of mine over Indigenous massacre site

    Construction of mine over Indigenous massacre site

    John Gast’s renowned 1872 painting, “American Progress,” tells the narrative of early American settlers spreading across the continent, extracting resources from its soil. Simultaneously, the painting illustrates the displacement of Native American peoples being pushed off the canvas in the name of progress. Although the era of “Cowboys and Indians” has long faded, tensions…

  • Celebrating Halloween in boo-bury Park

    Celebrating Halloween in boo-bury Park

      Universal studios Horror Nights In an effort to continue cleverly marketing off of human beings’s incessant obsession and joy with being scared, Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, takes advantage of the warm October nights and turns the amusement park into a cohesive, exciting and thrilling seven hours each night. As someone who enjoys…

  • Mizel Harvest Festival includes special-needs students

    Mizel Harvest Festival includes special-needs students

    On Oct. 21 at 10 a.m., the Mizel Estate hosted the Mizel Family Foundation Pumpkin Harvest Festival to provide educational and career opportunities for uniquely-abled members of our community through events, volunteering and exposure. Suzanne Lozette, author of “Raising Owen: An Extra-Ordinary Memoir on Motherhood,” became friends with the owners of Mizel Estates when…

  • Student Vs Teacher

    Student Vs Teacher

    Maddie Neier and Mr. Svoboda (D-5) c Maddie – 1 Mr. Svoboda – 7    What is the most popular Halloween costume according to Google? A witch  Maddie – Pumpkin  Mr. Svoboda – Vampire  0-0 JOKE: Witch participant will win?   What was candy corn originally called? Chicken Feed Maddie – Corn Candy Mr.…

  • Broadway Cares brings community together

    Broadway Cares brings community together

    On Oct. 14 in the NPHS Performing Arts Center, many watched their peers perform in the Broadway Cares Cabaret. Broadway Cares, or Equity Fights AIDS, is an organization that collects funds to help people receive medication, healthcare, meals, counseling and financial assistance. Finding a community in highschool is no easy task, but for many,…

  • The LEAP Program embraces students with kindness

    The LEAP Program embraces students with kindness

    The Learning Essential Academic Program (LEAP) offered at NPHS allows students with special needs to learn in classrooms that focus on a teaching style directed to their individual needs. The LEAP program works to teach common core standards, ways to communicate efficiently and life skills. Anne Alvarez, LEAP advisor, has been the head of…

  • Senior Sunrise shines bright for the Class of 2024

    Senior Sunrise shines bright for the Class of 2024

    The dark sky slowly blends into blue and purple, and the sun comes glazing up, signaling the very start of senior year for the graduating class. Wrapped up like little burritos in their blankets, seniors hold tight to their friends as they prepare for what may be their last year all together. On Sept.…

  • Student vs. Teacher

    Student vs. Teacher

    Who? Eloise Cardenas, sophmore Chef Liz Newman What’s the name of the pig in the book “Charlotte’s Web”? Cardenas: Wilbur Newman: Walter A: Wilbur 1-0 I’d Charlotte (sure let) Cardenas into the sticky web. The line “To be or not to be” comes from which Shakespeare play? Cardenas: Romeo and Juliet Newman: Macbeth A:…